The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon

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Scope Of Chapter X. A.D.

248-268
• The Nature of the Subject
• The Emperor Philip
249
• Services, Revolt, Victory, and Reign of the Emperor Decius
250
• He marches against the Goths
• Origin of the Goths from Scandinavia
• Religion of the Goths
• Institutions and Death of Odin
• Agreeable, but uncertain, Hypothesis concerning Odin
• Emigration of the Goths from Scandinavia into Prussia
  • From Prussia to the Ukraine
• The Gothic Nation increases in its March
• Distinction of the Germans and Sarmatians
• Description of the Ukraine
• The Goths invade the Roman Provinces
• Various Events of the Gothic War
251
• Decius revives the Office of Censor in the Person of Valerian
  • The Design impracticable and without Effect
• Defeat and Death of Decius and his Son
• Election of Gallus
252
• Retreat of the Goths
• Gallus purchases Peace by the Payment of an annual Tribute
• Popular Discontent
253
• Victory and Revolt of Aemilianus
• Gallus abandoned and slain
• Valerian revenges the Death of Gallus and is acknowledged Emperor
• Character of Valerian
253-268
• General Misfortunes of the Reigns of Valerian and Gallienus
• Inroads of the Barbarians
• Origin and Confederacy of the Franks
  • They invade Gaul
  • Ravage Spain
  • Pass over into Africa
• Origin and Renown of the Suevi
• A mixed Body of Suevi assume the Name of Alemanni
  • Invade Gaul and Italy
  • Are repulsed from Rome by the Senate and People
• The Senators excluded by Gallienus from the Military Service
• Gallienus contracts an Alliance with the Alemanni
• Inroads of the Goths
• Conquest of the Bosphorus by the Goths
• The Goths acquire a Naval Force
• First Naval Expedition of the Goths
  • The Goths besiege and take Trebizond
• The Second Expedition of the Goths
  • They plunder the Cities of Bithynia
  • Retreat of the Goths
• Third Naval Expedition of the Goths
  • They pass the Bosphorus and the Hellespont
  • Ravage Greece and threaten Italy
  • Their Divisions and Retreat
• Ruin of the Temple of Ephesus
• Conduct of the Goths at Athens
• Conquest of Armenia by the Persians
• Valerian marches into the East
260
• Is defeated and taken Prisoner by Sapor, King of Persia
• Sapor overruns Syria, Cilicia, and Cappadocia
• Boldness and Success of Odenathus against Sapor
• Treatment of Valerian
• Character and Administration of Gallienus
• The Thirty Tyrants
  • Their real Number not more than nineteen
• Character and Merit of the Tyrants
  • Their obscure Birth
  • The Causes of their Rebellion
  • Their Violent Deaths
  • Fatal Consequences of these Usurpations
• Disorders of Sicily
• Tumults of Alexandria
• Rebellion of the Isaurians
• Famine and Pestilence
• Diminution of the Human Species

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